Will my period be delayed after taking emergency contraceptive pills?

Regarding the issue of contraception, both married and unmarried boyfriends and girlfriends should pay attention to understand that unexpected pregnancy can cause great physical and mental harm to a woman, so they should pay attention to understanding scientific and effective contraceptive methods. Emergency contraceptive pills are also a contraceptive method, but they are a remedy for contraceptive failure, so of course they cannot be used for a long time, because taking emergency contraceptives is prone to many side effects.

Emergency contraception refers to a short-term remedial measure to prevent pregnancy taken shortly after sexual intercourse without contraception or contraception failure. It can only be used occasionally and only has a remedial effect on the previous sexual intercourse. It has no effect on sexual intercourse after taking the medicine and cannot replace conventional contraceptive methods. The main reasons are: the contraceptive effect is not as good as conventional contraception, with an effectiveness rate of 80%-85%; the dosage is 10 times larger than conventional oral contraceptives. Generally, it can only be used once a month at most and cannot be used every month.

Contraceptive pills generally contain estrogen and progesterone, and their side effects depend on individual circumstances. They generally include nausea, gastrointestinal discomfort, headache, breast tenderness, slight weight gain, nervousness, depression, amenorrhea, and brown spots and acne on the skin. Due to the dosage issue, the side effects of emergency contraceptive pills will be more obvious if they are taken in excess.

But now many women, especially unmarried women, do not take adequate protective measures before having sex, and regard emergency contraceptive pills as a panacea afterwards, thinking that "everything will be fine after taking the pills afterwards." They take them repeatedly within a month, and some even take them regularly as ordinary contraceptives. The result is equivalent to overdose, which will naturally cause damage to their health. In addition, emergency contraceptive pills will cause certain changes to the menstrual cycle, which may be advanced or delayed. Taking them multiple times will cause menstrual disorders and prolonged bleeding. She said that if any abnormalities occur during medication, one should go to the hospital for a pregnancy exclusion test.

In addition, if you have problems with your liver or kidney metabolic system or coagulation system, you should try not to take birth control pills. People with cerebrovascular disease or coronary heart disease, untreated hypertension, diabetes and vascular problems, those over 35 years old and smoking, those who are pregnant or may be pregnant, those with liver disease, or poor intestinal absorption should also take it with caution.

Taking emergency contraceptive pills can sometimes cause some mild side effects: such as nausea, vomiting, headache, dizziness, abdominal pain, and breast tenderness. These side effects usually disappear within 24 hours.

The launch of emergency contraceptive pills undoubtedly brought relief to these people. According to the drug instructions,

Taking emergency contraceptive pills can also easily lead to delayed menstruation. Therefore, every female friend should pay more attention to the common sense of reproductive health, choose the most correct and scientific contraceptive method, and do not have a fluke mentality about contraception, because the impact of unexpected pregnancy caused by contraceptive failure is very large.